Evidence Codification and Transubstantive and Bifurcated Evidence Codes

I. INTRODUCTION This article addresses three major topics that are important in deciding whether to codify evidence law and in designing an evidence code. First, the article sets out some of the positives and negatives to codifying evidence law.

This article addresses three major topics that are important in deciding whether to codify evidence law and in designing an evidence code. First, the article sets out some of the positives and negatives to codifying evidence law.